Turetskiy gambit (2005)

Director:

Dzhanik Faiziyev

Writers:

Boris Akunin (novel)
Boris Akunin (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 February 2005 (Belarus)

Genre:

War | Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Camp | Severed Head | Ambush | Sword

Cast

Egor Beroev	...	Erast Petrovich Fandorin
Olga Krasko	...	Varvara Suvorova
Marat Basharov	...	Gridnev
Vladimir Ilyin	...	Gen. Mizinov
Dmitri Pevtsov	...	Zurov
Viktor Verzhbitskiy	...	Lukan
Aleksandr Baluyev	...	Gen. Sobolev
Aleksei Guskov	...	Kazanzaki
Yuriy Kutsenko	...	Ismail-Bei (as Gosha Kutsenko)
Andrei Krasko	...	Non-comissionned Officer
Leonid Kuravlyov	...	Retired Major
Yevgeni Lazarev	...	Tsar Alexander II
Didier Bienaimé	...	D'Hevrais
Viktor Bychkov
Sergey Gazarov	...	Gubernator

Also Known As:

Турецкий гамбит (Russia)
Турски гамбит (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title)
Turkish Gambit (International: English title)

Runtime:

Russia:130 min (theatrical version) | Russia:208 min (TV version)

Country:

Russia | Bulgaria

Language:

Russian | Turkish | French | Bulgarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Channel One Russia

Trivia:

The film is based on the second book written by Boris Akunin about Erast Fandorin. The first book ("Azazel") was made into a TV four-episode film starring Ilya Noskov as Fandorin. However, in the second film we see another actor playing the main character - Egor Beroev. Statskiy sovetnik (2005) - the third film of the series (and the seventh book) - introduces yet another actor in the role of Fandorin - Oleg Menshikov.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Crypted messages weren't used during the Russian-Turkish war. Messages were sent by telegraph or with a courier.

Movie Connections:

References Dom za vesanje (1988)

Soundtrack:

Idem na Vostok

Excellent Film!

It is rare to see a Russian movie made so tasteful and visually appealing. I agree that some special effects were overdone and unnecessary, taking away from the overall appeal of the film, but I really hope an English version could come out so I can see it with the rest of my family. While other users complain of the historical inaccuracies of this movie I do not think this is something people should dwell on too much. This movie is for someone who enjoys a movie with beautiful scenery and gripping effects (when they are appropriate). This is truly the best Russian movie that I have ever seen.